Golf: Michelle Wie in scrambling mode, shares U.S. Women's Open lead

Michelle Wie steadied herself with pars over the last four holes on a wild Saturday in the U.S. Women's Open, leaving the former teen prodigy one round away from winning her first major.

Wie made back-to-back birdies to build a four-shot lead, only to give it all back with drives all over Pinehurst No. 2. She salvaged a 2-over 72 for a share of the lead with Amy Yang, who didn't make a par until the eighth hole in her roller-coaster round of 68.

They were at 2-under 208, the only two players under par in the North Carolina sandhills. The USGA set the course up relative to what the men faced last Saturday in the U.S. Open -- short but tough because of the pin positions.

"It's tough out there," Wie, a Stanford alum, said. "My system got a little overheated. You can't be in the trees here. But I felt like I grinded out there."

The big surprise was the tournament-best 66 from Juli Inkster, the Hall of Famer who has said this will be her 35th and final U.S. Women's Open.

Inkster, who hasn't made the cut in this event in five years, was tied for third just four shots behind. She will be in the penultimate group, though a long shot to become the oldest LPGA Tour major champion by 10 years.

"You can think and you can dream all you want," said the former San Jose State star who turns 54 on Tuesday. "But the bottom line is you've got to come out and make the shots. And if I'm tied for the lead coming up 18, then maybe I'll think about it. I've got a long way to go. I'm just going to enjoy the moment and hit a few balls and see what happens."

Lexi Thompson, who won the Kraft Nabisco, first LPGA major of the year, in a final-round duel with Wie, had double bogeys on Nos. 8 and 9, then made three bogeys on the back nine for a 74 and 213 total.

Redwood Shores' Lucy Li, the 11-year-old who missed the cut as the Women's Open's youngest qualifier in history, walked the final 12 holes with the final group of Wie and Thompson.

PGA: Ryan Moore had an eagle and two birdies in a bogey-free 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Aaron Baddeley in the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn. Moore had a 13-under 197 total at TPC River Highlands after opening with rounds of 63 and 68. Baddeley had six birdies and a bogey in a 65. Sergio Garcia (65), K.J. Choi (69), second-round leader Scott Langley (70) and Michael Putnam (69) were tied for third at 11 under. Former Stanford star Patrick Rodgers (71) was at 206 in his professional debut.

European: Mikko Ilonen birdied No. 18 to stay on top of the Irish Open. The Finn, who's led from the outset, shot a 2-under 69 to move to 12-under 201 at the Fota Island course in Cork. Danny Willett was a shot behind after posting a 63 that included a hole-in-one with an 8-iron at No. 7. Crowd favorite Graeme McDowell (69) was at 203.

Champions: Tom Lehman opened a three-stroke lead at the Encompass Championship, shooting a 6-under 66 before play was suspended because of a thunderstorm in Glenview, Illinois. He had a 13-under 131 total at North Shore Country Club. Kirk Triplett (67), John Inman (67), Roger Chapman (68) and Bart Bryant were 10 under. Bryant had two holes left as 31 players didn't finish the round. San Mateo's Michael Allen was 9 under with two holes left.